Numbers game: Wigan v Swans
Swansea City will be looking to pick up their third away win of the season when they face Wigan at the DW Stadium this evening (7.45pm).
We check out the key numbers heading into the big game.
Wigan
3 - Wigan have lost their last three games against the Swans, all of which were in the Premier League between March 2012 and May 2013. Dwight Tiendalli scored the winner in the clubs' most recent encounter.
1 - Four of Wigan’s five wins this season have been by a one-goal margin, with the exception being a 3-0 win over Stoke in August.
7 - Wigan midfielder Nick Powell has had a hand in seven goals so far this season, scoring four and assisting three. He was the Latics’ second-top scorer last year with 15 goals.
5 - Wigan haven’t lost any of their five home games this season. Paul Cook's team have the joint-best home record in the league, having picked up 13 points at the DW Stadium.
2 - Wigan are yet to lose back-to-back games in the Championship this season. They went down 1-0 at Norwich last weekend.
Swans
8 - It is eight years since Swansea lost to Wigan, when they suffered a 2-0 away defeat in the League Cup. That game saw the Swans face former boss Roberto Martinez for the first time.
3 – The Swans are looking to secure three consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since December 2015.
5 - Erwin Mulder has kept five clean sheets in just nine appearances this season.
60 - Oli McBurnie has been directly involved in 60 per cent of Swansea’s 10 Championship goals so far this season (4 goals, 2 assists).
3 – The Swans have received only three yellow cards this season, the lowest tally in the Championship.
Head-to-head
The Swans have met Wigan 23 times in all competitions, stretching back to 1984. The two clubs have managed 10 wins each.
